#ArnoLamoer Former Western Cape top cop gets jail time

Two other police offices were also convicted and will spend time in jail.

Former Western Cape police commissioner Arno Lamoer being sentenced in the Western Cape High Court. Picture: David Ritchie/African News Agency/ANA

Cape Town – Former Western Cape police commissioner Arno Lamoer and his three co-accused have been handed jail time by the Western Cape High Court after they were convicted on fraud and corruption charges.

Judge Rosheni Allie sentenced Lamoer to an effective six years in prison, with a two-year suspended sentence. His co-accused, businessman Salim Dawjee, was also handed an effective six years, Brigadier Darius van der Ross was sentenced to two years and Brigadier Colin Govender was sentenced to an effective four years.

Dawjee admitted to having given Lamoer about R54 000 in cash from 2011 to 2013 when he ran into financial difficulties.

“It is inconceivable that senior cops didn’t know that the relationship like this was corrupt. It beggars belief for me that none of the officers thought receiving financial assistance thought receiving gratification constitutes corruption,” Judge Allie said.